Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-04-03
BY GOSH /!
w. N. Haynes Elected as School
Trustee by a Solid
Vote
And E. B. Weirick Beats the
Opposing Candidates tor
the Short Term.
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.
A Lively Contest With the Anticipat ed
Result,

A Lively Contest with the Anticip pat ed
Result.
The unusual interest taken In the
election of school trustees for this dis
trict resulted In an exceedingly lively
contest yesterday, resembling 10 the
methods employed, regular county
election. The number OF votes cast
exceeded any other election Of the
kind ever held here, although there
were not rs many ladies voted as at the
election Of 1888, when Ladd ran against
Lebcher, on which occasion 1853 ladies
claimed and exercised the election
franchise.
The polls were opened promptly at
2 O'Clock with Trustees Brown, Silver.
man and Harmon as judges and Clerk
McIntire IN his official capacity. The
day was bleak and chilly, but not with.
standing the discouraging weather the
various partisans were chock full Of
enthusiasm for their favorites. and
lost no opportunity to bring voters to
the polls. Carriages, hacks, buggies,
carry-alls and every species Of vehicle
except bicycle. were used freely and
decorated with banners proclaining
the candidate In whose interest they
were being run, while ticket peddlers
surrounded the entrance to the school
house and pursued their calling in the
most approved manner. The polls
were kept open from 2 o'clock until
$40, at which hour the sun was sup.
posed to sink below the horizon. The
whole number of votes cast was 40,
of which w. n. Haynes, candidate for
the long term (no opposition) received
405 votes. The candidates for the
short term were complimented as fol.
lows: Weirick, 29l; Lisk, so; Mrs.
Campbell, "a; scattering, !. The re-
suit was as predicted in yesterdays
JOURNAL, and was not unexpected by
anyone familiar with the nature of
the contest. Notwithstanding the an
nouncement made by the JOURNAL
yesterday, that woman was. under
the existing law, ineligible to the
Office of school trustee, seventy-fJur
electors persisted In throwing away
their votes by voting for Mrs. Camp.
bell. The statement made by the
JOURNAL may have been considered
as an electioneering dodge, but 1t was
not, and now that the contest is over
We will say that Judge Strevell was
our authority for the statement. Al
Mrs. Campbell and Mr.. Lisk repre-
sented nearly the same constituency
in the campaign, 1t was very short
sighted In the managers OF II to di
vide their strength. Had they com.
bined on Mr.. Lisk, as they should
have done. he would have made a
very creditable showing; although he
never stood n show for election after
Mr.. Weirick was placed In the field.
There were seventy-five ladies who
voted, and as Mrs. Campbell
received seventy-four votes, the con-
clusion may be hastily jumped at by
some, that only one lady voted for Mr..
Weirick. This however is not the
case as nearly as many men voted for
Mrs. Campbell as there did ladies, and
Mr.. Weirick received his full share OF
the vote Of the fair sex, rs their tribute
to his many good qualities. AS the
result of the campaign has in a meas.
ure committed him TO matrimony II is
now in order for the young ladies who
voted for him, to come forward and de
clare their fealty, thereby lessening
the chances Of his making q mistake
when he goes a.woolng, ~ OF course
he must make his selection from
among the ranks OF his supporters
While, as we have heretofore asserted
the race for the short term trustee
ship was futile as long as Capt. Har'
mon chose to retain his seat, we un'
derstand that he is PERFECTLY satisfied
TO resign In order 10 permit Mr.. Weir
ick to succeed to the vacancy. The
new board will therefore be Chas. T..
Brown, w. N. Haynes, and L. b,
Weirick. A first class triumvirate,
and their first official act should be the
appointment Of II. w. McIntire to
succeed himself As clerk, as none bet
ter can be found.